---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water Supply"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 49-3-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ENTITY THAT HAS CONTRACTED FOR THE RIGHT TO STORE WATER IN A RESERVOIR OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO ANY RETURN FLOWS GENERATED TO THAT RESERVOIR. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1010"
citation: "South Carolina S 1010 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Gambrell", "Garrett"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fa37a36-b8ab-4031-a01b-ddaa41a71446"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1010&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "26c518036ce00476183c67ae646b12cca7c76266524ec035e458b9a29edf7718"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 1010 (2021-2022) — Water Supply

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 49-3-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ENTITY THAT HAS CONTRACTED FOR THE RIGHT TO STORE WATER IN A RESERVOIR OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO ANY RETURN FLOWS GENERATED TO THAT RESERVOIR. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/1010.htm)
2. **1/25/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1010_20220125.htm)
3. **2/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1010_20220210.htm)
4. **2/14/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1010_20220214.htm)
5. **3/31/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/1010_20220331.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Gambrell — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-25** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-14** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-16** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2022-02-17** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-31** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Debate adjourned
- **2022-04-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2022-04-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-21** Ratified R 151
- **2022-04-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-29** Effective date 04/25/22
- **2022-04-29** Act No. 139

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fa37a36-b8ab-4031-a01b-ddaa41a71446`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).